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'People forget we exist': Why older LGBTQ+ community fears losing identity
A report suggests older LGBTQ+ people experience more social isolation than their heterosexual peers.
September 19, 2026The 85-year-old living in her own art installation
After careers as a teacher, cookbook author and TV chef, Sue Kreitzman's life took a different path.
July 17, 2026Russell T Davies teases a new TV project - but says he 'doesn't know if it works'
The Swansea-born screenwriter says the problems in Tip Toe are not exclusive to the LGBT community.
July 6, 2026Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdogan and Islam in Turkey crackdown
Deniz Göktaş is regarded as one of Turkey's most popular comedians and is accused of "inciting hatred and hostility" on stage.
July 3, 2026Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms
The bill seeks prison terms of five to ten years for what it describes as "acts against nature".
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'People forget we exist': Why older LGBTQ+ community fears losing identity
Mindy says people often presume she is straight because of her age As a 75-year-old lesbian, Mindy Meleyal has lived through every major milestone in the modern LGBT rights movement, from the start o
The 85-year-old living in her own art installation
Colourful octogenarian Sue Kreitzman thinks wearing beige might be fatal Sue Kreitzman was not always an artist. By her own account, the 85-year-old, originally from New York, "flunked" every art cl
Russell T Davies teases a new TV project - but says he 'doesn't know if it works'
Russell T Davies says the LGBT community continues to face "new threats" Screenwriter Russell T Davies has revealed he is working on a new project, but "doesn't know if it works yet". The Swansea-bo
Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdogan and Islam in Turkey crackdown
Deniz Göktaş is seen as one of Turkey's most popular stand-up comics Stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş has been placed under arrest by a court in Istanbul after he was held at the city's main airport ov
Senegal introduces legislation to boost minimum sentence for homosexuality to 5 years
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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was se